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What's the Next Move?

Korisfani said:
I don't see anything other than multi-year full-on tanking / playing all rookies as a feasible option now.

This summer the Jazz have matching salaries to use only on one major deal, and that's probably including Sexton. The summer after that you'd have to include the guys you've just added as free agents. And the agents for those players will tell their clients that.

So it's consolidating all of the picks to move up, pick loads of players and actually play all the rookies. Because the Jazz are quite limited suddenly with the trades they can do with those picks - unless the rules on salary matching suddenly change.

That scenario also probably means Lauri is out sooner or later.
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Ainge likes to field a competitive team and add talent using other teams' picks.
 
whatthe said:
Remember how nearly every year we had to change point guards? We didn't get stable at the point guard position until we got Conley. Loosing Conley is going to take a long time to get stable again unless we can find a special player. It is going to take a miracle to get that level of play back.
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Honestly, It had a lot to do with we spending 5 firsts, 3 of them lottery, one of them top 5, on Exum, Trey Burke, a George Hill rental and Rubio. It was bad management simply put.
 
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Korisfani said:
I don't see anything other than multi-year full-on tanking / playing all rookies as a feasible option now.

This summer the Jazz have matching salaries to use only on one major deal, and that's probably including Sexton. The summer after that you'd have to include the guys you've just added as free agents. And the agents for those players will tell their clients that.

So it's consolidating all of the picks to move up, pick loads of players and actually play all the rookies. Because the Jazz are quite limited suddenly with the trades they can do with those picks - unless the rules on salary matching suddenly change.

That scenario also probably means Lauri is out sooner or later.
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We already have Sexton and THT combined for 28m next year, a Rudy Gay staying would be another 6m, a Clarkson new contract would come above 10m, whathever If more like 11 a year (quite the discount) or 18 a year (some overpay). If anything, they could keep Olynyk, be at above one max contract space to throw in the offseason instead of near two and have enough to throw at whoever next wanting out star It may be (tho the plan could be open to waiting that till 2025).

All of that while picking top 7 or better this year, with another 2 extra firsts (could draft with both or trade up for a late lottery). I'd say we're in a safe position for a quick turnaround.
 
Can anyone tell me why we shouldn't trade Lauri ASAP?

Seriously. His trade value will almost certainly never be higher. There's a decent chance he's gonna get moved anyway at some point if/when this tank drags along and he refuses the extension, but... just seems weird. What are we saving him for?

In a few years he'll be too old for any "youth movement" and his value has probably dropped as well due to all the losing.

Just get it over with.
 
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